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From KBOO: Netsuke Carvings at Portland Japanese Garden

In a recent episode of the KBOO program Art Focus, Portland Japanese Garden Assistant Director of Exhibitions Sarah-Kate Nomura discussed the art of netsuke, miniature art pieces used as toggles for holding a purse or pouch on the belt of a kimono. See the exhibition, Fashion and Fantasy: The Art of Netsuke in the Pavilion

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From KPTV: ‘The Art of Netsuke Carvings’ exhibit at Portland Japanese Garden

Drawing on a recent gift from The Netsuke Collection of James R. Coonan, Denise C. Bates and Lurline C. Menzies, Fashion and Fantasy: The Art of Netsuke Carvings explores the breathtaking stories, artistic expression and imagination that netsuke capture. Each netsuke is highly detailed, imaginatively depicting people and animals from everyday life as well as folktales and fables. KPTV visited

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From KOIN: Umami Café’s Japanese teas, desserts

The inviting Umami Café is an idyllic setting to set aside the busy patter of the day-to-day and take a moment to reflect and relax with a cup of warm tea and delicious hand-crafted treat from one of Portland Japanese Garden’s cultural culinary partners. KOIN featured the Umami Café in a recent edition of “Foodie

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From The Dirt: Interview with Chief Curator Sadafumi Uchiyama

THE DIRT, a blog published by the American Society of Landscape Architects, featured an interview Portland Japanese Garden’s Chief Curator, Sadafumi (Sada) Uchiyama. Uchiyama discussed the Garden’s history, elements of Japanese garden design, our 2017 expansion, and much more in this excellent in-depth article.

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2021 Media Coverage of Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden was honored to be covered by our friends in local media here in Oregon as well as national and international outlets. Please enjoy some highlights of the fabulous coverage we received in 2021. Local Outlets KGW, Portland’s local NBC affiliate, broadcasted live from the Garden during the Tokyo Olympic Games, as you